On December 11, 2018 I was honored by the Los Angeles County Supervisors for 40 years of independent publishing in the San Pedro Bay area. A Scroll Presentation was made by Supervisor Janice Hahn to me as Publisher of Random Lengths News. I was joined on the dais by Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor.

Hahn’s talking points follow:
• I am pleased to introduce James Preston Allen, Publisher, and Terrelle Jerricks, Managing Editor, of Random Lengths News.
• Random Lengths News is celebrating 40 years of in-depth local journalism.
• It is the longest surviving Independent Newspaper in the Greater Los Angeles Harbor Area.
• They are committed to promoting an open dialogue on important issues and questions concerning the community. They publish every other Thursday and reach 63,000 readers in seven cities.
• Random Lengths News encourages direct community action and urges its readers to discover their own political power by making changes in their own neighborhoods.
• In the worst of times a vigilant press is essential to the freedom of thought and expression in a free society. In the best of times, it is informative, entertaining and thought provoking. Random Lengths provides news for all times.
• Thank you to the men and women of Random Lengths News for your 40 years of dedicated service and commitment to readers throughout Los Angeles County. I would like to present this scroll to James Preston Allen, Publisher of Random Lengths News.